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Asia - South China Morning Post
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Malaysia’s Mahathir in hospital for observation a day after wife’s death
Malaysia’s two-time prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has been admitted to hospital for observation, his office confirmed on Wednesday, in the latest health…
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In Japan, free BitTorrent porn downloads bring legal trouble and fines
Japanese BitTorrent users who thought they were simply downloading adult videos for free are increasingly receiving court notices and demands for hundreds of…
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Can pay-as-you-earn funding fix Southeast Asia’s higher education debt problem?
A Singapore-based education financing programme is testing whether income-linked funding can widen access to higher education without an unmanageable debt…
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Gaza on stage: concert activism meets Malaysia, Singapore red lines
American rapper Macklemore lost his spot on British pop star Ed Sheeran’s US tour after speaking up for Palestinians, but in Malaysia it was Sheeran’s music…
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Sell family jewels for latest iPhone? In India, craze dials up debate
Tens of thousands of people thronged Apple stores in India this month to snap up the newest iPhone models – the 18 Pro and Pro Max – but the frenzy has kicked…
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Vietnam charges 3 men with terrorism as abduction claim emerges
A Vietnamese pro-democracy organisation has alleged that two of its members, who hold Norwegian and Australian citizenship, were abducted in Cambodia and taken…
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India-Europe trade corridor gets Trump’s backing, but can IMEC survive war?
US President Donald Trump’s recent endorsement of a trade corridor connecting India to Europe via the Middle East has renewed focus on the three-year-old…
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Philippine coastguard battles funding cuts amid bigger South China Sea role
The Philippines is preparing to give its coastguard more responsibilities in the contested South China Sea even as the agency faces a more basic problem…
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Man charged over AI image of crocodile at Singapore reservoir that led to search
A 30-year-old man was charged on Tuesday over an AI-generated image of a crocodile at Pandan Reservoir in Singapore that prompted authorities to search for the…
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Singapore or bust: how Indonesian student’s crowdfunding plea shows degree of desirability
For 28-year-old Indonesian professional Evelyn Clarissa Siregar, asking strangers to help fund her MBA in Singapore was a gamble: she knew the request was…
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‘Too low and dirty’: North Korea fires back at Seoul over DMZ mine blast blame
North Korea said on Wednesday that South Korea will pay a price for shifting the blame to Pyongyang for a mine blast that seriously wounded two South Koreans…
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Mahathir ‘lonely’ as family and Malaysia mourn Siti Hasmah
As Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali, wife of former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, was laid to rest on Monday, one poignant image stood out. Footage of her…
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Indonesian prison chief suspended over secret VIP compound for inmates
The governor of an Indonesian prison has been suspended after authorities uncovered a suspected luxury compound for VIP inmates within the grounds, prompting a…
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Philippines struggles to fill 20,000 teaching jobs: ‘we are facing a learning crisis’
The Philippines has 20,000 teaching vacancies to fill, a budget hearing has revealed, with sector insiders warning that the gap signals a mounting education…
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Malaysia’s Forest City wants a rebirth. Scams, crime stand in the way
Behind the unmarked door of a shoplot along a quiet commercial stretch of Forest City in Malaysia’s Johor state, four customers sat tapping away, playing…
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Japanese firms pull back from China amid geopolitical tensions, supply chain shifts
The number of Japanese companies operating in China has fallen nearly 30 per cent since its peak in 2012 and is down 22 per cent over the past two years…
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Malaysia begins sending thousands of Myanmar nationals back to war-torn homeland
Malaysia began an operation to send nearly 1,500 Myanmar nationals back to their war-torn homeland on Tuesday, pressing ahead with a government-to-government…
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One Bangkok flood battle after another as Thai Airways races to clear baggage backlog
Standing water in Thailand’s capital is expected to clear within three days if there is no additional rainfall, the government has said, as flag carrier Thai…
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Shoppers rejoice, farmers fume as Japan’s rice crisis turns into a surplus
Last year, Japan was flooding its rice market with emergency stockpiles in a bid to mollify voters angered by the soaring price of its staple grain. Now, it…
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Bangkok flood disaster, Indonesian victim of fake cash scam: 7 Asia highlights
We have selected seven stories from the SCMP’s coverage of Asia over the past week that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you…
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Japan enlists royal visit, subsidies to revive tourism in quake-hit Kyushu
Travel companies in southern Japan are pinning their hopes on a business revival following a planned visit by Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako to the areas…
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Hong Kong mustn’t miss the boat on the Pinglu Canal and Asean trade
The official opening of the Pinglu Canal on September 16 is a milestone in modern Chinese history. More than an infrastructural feat, it signals a strategic…
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Australian firm drops US$842 million Sydney data centre plan after public fury
Australian industrial property developer Goodman Group has withdrawn an application to develop a 24-hour data centre on Sydney’s north shore following public…
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In Japan, anti-foreigner fake news drives far-right gains
Japan risks being pulled into a spiral of online disinformation about foreign crime that is stoking xenophobia and playing into the hands of the far-right…
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Thai man’s jet ski stunt fuels anger in ‘unequal’ Bangkok as poor hit hardest by floods
A Thai man who zipped a jet ski across flooded Bangkok streets received a suspended jail sentence on Monday for causing a public nuisance after he used the…
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India’s Supreme Court urges accountability over rapes
India’s Supreme Court on Monday pushed for accountability over a recent spate of rape cases in the national capital and neighbouring districts, saying they…
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How Mary Jane Veloso’s case exposes gaps in Filipino migrant protection
Migrant rights advocates have hailed the release of Filipino trafficking victim Mary Jane Veloso after 16 years in detention as a victorious milestone, but…
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South Korea’s POW row with Ukraine puts ties and aid at risk
An escalating diplomatic row over Ukraine’s disclosure of a North Korean prisoner-of-war transfer is threatening to jeopardise South Korea’s future ties with…
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Japan denies ‘militarisation’ after Russia opposes permanent UN council seat
Tokyo on Monday rebuked Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov after he voiced opposition over the weekend to Japan’s drive for permanent membership of the UN…
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Southeast Asia’s falling literacy: can cash and gamification fix it?
Singaporean Najwa Alhabshi remembers spending her teenage years poring over literary classics such as F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby and George…
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Singaporean TV actors charged over death penalty protests
Six Singaporeans, including journalist Kirsten Han and Phua Chu Kang actors Lim Kay Siu and Neo Swee Lin, were charged on Monday with taking part in public…
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China’s gas turbine makers are moving to make a global splash. Is Malaysia the first stop?
In the latest milestone for China’s heavy-duty gas turbine manufacturers, Shanghai Electric has secured a turnkey contract to deliver equipment to a power…
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Inside Malaysia’s plan to steal China’s durian market from Thailand
Malaysia is pushing to take durian, whose powerful smell delights its lovers and repels its haters, beyond its roadside stalls and family orchards to convince…
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Nepal rescuers search for 12 missing after Himlung avalanche kills 4
Rescue teams on Monday searched for a dozen people swept away by an avalanche that killed at least four on a Nepalese mountain during severe weather. Rescuers…
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Malaysian police consider sedition charges for ex-Negeri Sembilan officials
Malaysian police were set to begin questioning 10 former Negeri Sembilan state officials on Monday over a disputed bid to remove the state’s long-time ruler…
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Siti Hasmah, wife of Malaysia’s Mahathir Mohamad, dies aged 100
Dr Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali, the wife of former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, died on Monday aged 100. Her family confirmed her death after she was…
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CDL’s Kwek clan looks to invest US$3.9b in Singapore, China, Japan to raise confidence
City Developments (CDL), the Singapore property group controlled by one of the country’s wealthiest families, said it wants to invest S$5 billion (US$3.9…
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In South Korea, plan to serve deportees airline meals splits officials
A proposal to upgrade meals for foreigners awaiting deportation at Incheon International Airport has divided immigration officials, with frontline officers…
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Chickens in Malaysia are producing fewer eggs. Is haze a leading cause?
This year’s haze crisis has added to the heat woes squeezing livestock farmers in Malaysia and Indonesia as they struggle to keep their animals cool, fed and…
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Japanese fish farm loses 100,000 koi carp in Typhoon Dujuan flood
Around 100,000 ornamental koi carp ready for sale were swept away after heavy rain caused by a typhoon breached some levees at a lake in Chiba prefecture near…
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Indonesia’s 3% deficit cap: guardrail or growth barrier?
Indonesia is considering lifting a statutory cap on government spending that has been in place for more than two decades, as President Prabowo Subianto pushes…
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South Korea demands apology from Ukraine over disclosure of North Korean POW transfer
South Korea’s presidential office has demanded an official explanation and apology from Ukraine, accusing Kyiv of disclosing the transfer of two North Korean…
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Afghanistan says 28 dead fighters came from Pakistan as Islamabad denies ties
Afghanistan’s defence ministry said on Sunday its forces had killed 28 fighters and wounded 32 in the eastern province of Nuristan after a group it said…
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Bangkok flood warnings ‘came too late’ Thais say, worst flood in 15 years
Deep floodwaters in Bangkok drove thousands of residents into shelters as others scrambled to buy groceries or dry out their homes on Sunday after days of…
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Bangkok floods trap residents as PM Anutin cuts UK trip short to tackle crisis
Bangkok residents stranded by neck-deep floodwaters on Sunday appealed for clean water and food, as Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul cut short a…
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Forgotten no more: Filipino folklore finds footing on global stage
Stories of the manananggal, a creature said to split its body in two, and the tiyanak, which takes the form of an infant, are part of the folklore many…
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Japanese museums shun video artwork on wartime atrocities acclaimed abroad
A video installation built around the testimony of a former Japanese soldier on the killing of civilians and sexual assault in wartime China will go on display…
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Indonesia eyes China for massive 2,772km railway project – with caution
Indonesia is considering Chinese investment to help build a massive 2,772km (1,722 mile) railway network through the vast, resource-rich region of Kalimantan…
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In Malaysia, a mother’s love offers her trans daughter refuge
In a village on the outskirts of Kota Bharu, in Malaysia’s deeply conservative northeastern state of Kelantan, Rozi* has learned to ignore what people say…
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After EU-Philippines trade breakthrough, is Asean-wide deal next?
After a decade of start-stop negotiations, the European Union and the Philippines have found their way to a “substantial agreement” on free trade – one that…
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Malaysians joke their way through Negeri Sembilan royal row
Malaysians on social media are offering increasingly outlandish solutions to a months-long royal tussle in Negeri Sembilan state, from making rival claimants…
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Beatings, electric shocks, sexual violence: women endure torture in Myanmar prisons
Female prisoners in Myanmar are subjected to widespread torture, sexual violence and life-threatening medical neglect, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday…
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Malaysia’s local acts feel left out of live music boom: ‘missing middle’
Kuala Lumpur is making it easier and cheaper to bring international music stars to the city, hoping that a bigger concert calendar can help Malaysia capture…
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Malaysia’s Anwar faces political reckoning in Melaka as state calls for poll
Melaka on Wednesday officially called for a state election – the latest test for Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s government, which is already facing…
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Most Singaporeans ready to let AI agents shop for them with more safeguards: study
Singaporeans are among the most open to allowing an artificial intelligence agent to shop for them, but they also want the strictest guard rails, research…
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Why small quakes in Malaysia’s Sabah could be sounding seismic alarms
A series of small earthquakes beneath Keningau, an inland district of Sabah in Malaysian Borneo, is drawing attention to a part of the state where scientists…
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Gulf tech firms turn to Hong Kong and Singapore as Iran war grinds on
Paul Bratby had already drawn up plans for expanding to Hong Kong when war broke out in the Middle East earlier this year. But the founder of xBratAI, a…
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Canada seeks to wrap up India trade talks soon, as US ties fray
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Tuesday that trade negotiations with India are making “good progress” and that the two countries are aiming to…
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Indonesia breathing issues spike to over 170,000 cases amid wildfire haze
More than 170,000 respiratory cases were recorded in regions affected by haze in Indonesia, a health ministry official said on Tuesday, as the country…
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Philippines races to turn Pax Silica into reality before political changes derail dreams
The Philippines has less than two years to turn its ambitious Pax Silica project from a US-backed plan into a functioning industrial hub before a change of…